ALL ANSWERS · LANDMARKS · DAILY No. 49 · OCTOBER 22, 2026
Size It Up Landmarks answer: October 22
The five Landmarks silhouettes for October 22, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 49 ran from The Gherkin (180 m) to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Main Span (1.991 km). The widest gap was round 5, Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Main Span against Sydney Harbour Bridge, at 4.0×; the closest call was round 4, Great Pyramid of Giza against The Gherkin, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Burj Khalifa vs CN Tower
CN Tower · reference · 553 m Burj Khalifa · true height · 828 m 1.5× taller than the CN Tower
Burj Khalifa is 828 m tall — two and a half Eiffel Towers stacked.
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ROUND 2
Taipei 101 (architectural height) vs Clifton Suspension Bridge Main Span (between tower centres · schematic)
Clifton Suspension Bridge Main Span · reference · 214 m Taipei 101 · true height · 508 m 2.4× taller than the Clifton Suspension Bridge Main Span
Taipei 101: 508 m height (architectural height). Measured from the base to the architectural tip; includes the permanent spire, where present.
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ROUND 3
First Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Main Span (between tower centres · schematic) vs Shimotsui-Seto Bridge Main Span (between tower centres · schematic)
Shimotsui-Seto Bridge Main Span · reference · 940 m First Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Main Span · true length · 600 m 1.6× shorter than the Shimotsui-Seto Bridge Main Span
First Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge Main Span: 600 m length (between tower centres · schematic). Horizontal main span between the two tower centre lines; approach roads and side spans excluded. Tower heights, deck depth and cable details are schematic, not measured.
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ROUND 4
Great Pyramid of Giza (base, each side) vs The Gherkin (building height)
The Gherkin · reference · 180 m Great Pyramid of Giza · true width · 230.3 m 1.3× wider than The Gherkin
Each side of the Great Pyramid's base runs about 230 m; it stood 146.6 m tall when complete and 138.5 m today.
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ROUND 5
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Main Span (between tower centres · schematic) vs Sydney Harbour Bridge (main arch span)
Sydney Harbour Bridge · reference · 503 m Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Main Span · true length · 1.991 km 4.0× longer than the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Main Span: 1991 m length (between tower centres · schematic). Horizontal main span between the two tower centre lines; approach roads and side spans excluded. Tower heights, deck depth and cable details are schematic, not measured.
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